Tiberius Wrote:Whilst I agree with you on principle, our society currently functions by addressing racism against non-whites, and seemingly ignoring racism against whites. In an ideal world, we should strive to see each other as humans before anything else, but until we reach that point, we can't just ignore things that get in the way of that ideal.
Where I disagree with you is that I feel that pointing out racism on whites, or even insignificant racism against minorities, is creating things that get in the way of the ideal of full equality.
I see it like this. Imagine you were out sailing on the ocean, and your boat capsizes. You make it to the shore of a desert island and spend the day exploring it. You come across another person that has been on the island for a week, and they say that they're starving and haven't eaten in a week. Now, you could tell them about how you haven't had anything to eat all day and that you suffer from the pains of hunger, too. Or you could simply say, "Well, let's go looking for some food." The latter is pragmatic while the former seems to solve nothing.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
